a, o, b, d, e, n, p, r, u, w are letters that make 'bear down upon'
ear, DO, do, PO, Down, ar, own, be, Ea, down, up, on, bear, AR, Po, Ar, Be, bear down, own up are words within 'bear down upon'
1 possible definitions for 'bear down upon'
Under this definition, bear down upon is a verb and has the following properties:
bear down on has the same meaning as bear down upon
'bear down upon' can be a type of go up, draw near, come on, draw close, come near, near, approach.
'bear down upon' can be a category of navigation, pilotage, piloting.
sail is an entailment to 'bear down upon'.